3-[3-(2-Chloro-4-pyrimidinyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl]-N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-benzamide (Intermediate Example 1) (0.100 g, 0.217 mmol) and 3-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)aniline (0.0563 g, 0.325 mmol) was dissolved in 4 mL of trifluoroethanol with stirring. HCl (0.11 mL, 4N in dioxane, 0.44 mmol) was added, and the vessel was sealed. The reaction was heated to 80° C. for 4.5 days and cooled to rt. The reaction was poured into half-saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution and EtOAc. The layers were separated, and the organic layer was washed with brine. The combined aqueous layers were extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Purification by flash chromatography afforded a solid that was triturated with diethyl ether to yield 0.0823 g (63%) of the desired compound. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.21 (s, 1H), 9.73 (s, 1H), 9.52 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 1H), 8.37-8.30 (m, 2H), 8.03 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 1H), 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.91 (s, 1H), 7.83 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 1H), 7.74 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.69 (s, 1H), 7.59 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.54-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.42-7.32 (m, 1H), 7.26-7.11 (m, 4H), 7.00-6.92 (m, 1H), 6.61 (d, J=5.3 Hz, 1H), 3.80 (s, 3H). MS (M+H, ES+) 599.
